Mcdowell Mountain Ranch Podcast

This week we have MMR resident and chiropractor Dr. Thomas Tuzzolino of Elevate Chiropractic. Dr. Tuzzolino is more than a back cracker, in fact, that's the last step in his care. From infancy to adulthood, Dr. Tuzzolnio can work on it all when it comes to our spine, nervous system and making sure they work together. Something many of us are suffering from today, and maybe not even realizing it.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

McDowell Mt Music Lessons is our own local rock house. From private to group to online lessons, there's nothing Brandon Croft and his team at MMR Music Lessons can't teach. A music lover since learning his ABC's, Brandon is taking his rock star dream and passing it on to the next generation. Get ready to feel all the beats as he and Alicia chat about what's next for the young company.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

When life gets overwhelming, it can be hard to find that peace within us. We have to take self care as much as care for others. Deb Miller talks with Alicia about finding the Baddass Adventurer within us. As long as you got the thrill, she's got the journey to take you there. Shawn Shackelton joins Alicia in-studio, this week. Whether it's finding a center for her life or helping her clients stay calm, Shawn tells us some of her methods for staying centered in this crazy 2020 year.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

With the temperatures reaching new records daily, wildfires are even more prominent. Some of it can be avoided while sometimes mother nature does it herself. Tiffany Divila, from Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, speaks with Alicia on wildfires this year. A record breaking year no one wants to see happening.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

This school year is different than all years past. From online to hybrid to full campus, how to send our kids and teachers back has been the million dollar question. Notre Dame Prep is no exception to the craziness of planning and executing. President and Principal Jill Platt joins us along with new Assistant Principal Andrea Fossum to tell us how they plan on handling the school year.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

We've all been anxiously waiting on what this school year will look like. Is it online? Is it on campus? Is it going to happen at all? Simply, yes. While we've all taken the surveys sent out to us over the summer, what happened with those answers? What's the process the school board went through to make a decision on school? Alicia sits down with Emmie Cardella, President of the Scottsdale Parent Council, to find out how the SPC works with families and the SUSD school board, to get the needed answers.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

Hate going out to eat because of your food allergies? Then CertiStar is exactly what you need to be using. Technology that works WITH the restaurant to make sure you can eat what you want. A food allergy sufferer herself, Founder and CEO, Shandee Chernow created this technology after too many years of unpleasant restaurant visits.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

In the words of our resident realtor, Shawn Shackelton, the market is "Bananas". This week she tells us about the long line she had to wait in just to tour a house this weekend. Summertime is always a good time to curl up with a good book and escape to another place. Our neighborhood Arabian library Dir, Alisha Hassan, talks about all the great things our library is offering during these tough times. The doors may not be open to the public, but they still have plenty to share with you.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

This week, Mister and Misses Phoenix Pride join Alicia to talk about Pride Fest and what it means to them. From raising money for scholarships to how this community helps all those in need, Tyra and Owen Michael Parker, tell us how this platform is more than just a stage with a crown.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

We have the remaining city council and mayoral candidates this week. Mail in ballots go out July 8th or head to the polls on August 4th. Either way, you voice and opinion matters. Make sure it's heard with your vote.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

The Scottsdale primary elections are a month away. Before going to the polls or mailing in your ballot, listen to Part 1 of 2 of election coverage. We have 11 city council and mayoral candidates join Alicia to talk about their plans for the future of Scottsdale.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

Shawn Shackelton is back at Az CoWork with a big smile and big needs. She has many buyers and few houses. NOW is the time to sell. And as Shawn will tell you, your house will probably be sold, before it even hits the market. It's a girl power episode. Cori Matheson of Girls Golf of Phoenix talks with Alicia about building up the game of golf for girls in the Phoenix Valley areas. From lessons on the putting grounds to lessons in life, Cori makes sure all her girls build the self confidence needed on and off the green. As 9-year-old Bradley Alberdi tells us, this group means the world to her.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Clic

Cheerleading has been around for decades. While it has changed a lot since the beginning, one thing still remains the same, they are here to get us R-E-A-D-Y, what's that spell...READY! But to be the best, you need to be trained by the best, and that's what Cheerforce is doing. Formally Desert Storm, Cheerforce is the top notch cheer, pom, dance, and tumbling school for all ages. Alicia got the chance to see first hand what it takes to be the best. Owner Dee Dee King and coaches Eric Constreras and Dana Giordano sit down to talk about all things Cheerforce. Giving Alicia the slightest hope she may still have the chance of becoming a cheerleader herself.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------

As one school year ends, the next is just around the corner. But how will school look next year? Director of Enrollment and Student Life, Matt Rylski joins us to talk about how NDP's plan's for next school year. We also wrap up this year and talk about graduation for the 2020 Seniors! As the Dir of Enrollment, Matt has a huge responsibility to ensure a diverse and secure place for his students, or what he calls, his family. Hear how the STUDENTS are teaching the staff and fellow classmates about diversity.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

This week, Mike Bajrami joins us in the studio to wrap up mental health. Talking about how he’s been handling quarantine alone and what he learned from all of our guests in May. The hustle and bustle of life is starting to pick up again. Kristin Whitnable from Az CoWork joins us at the table telling you how they’re keeping people safe in the co-op space. Office not open but need some social distancing from the family? Come join Az CoWork! They’re ready for you and the space you’re looking for!    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

Mental health has so many determining factors. Two of which including our physical fitness and our surroundings. MMR resident and Fitness Ventures founder Kimberly Hines tells us why our physical health has such a huge impact on our mental health. She tells us some easy, great ways to help ourselves and how she's been helping her clients stay mentally happy during COVID.  Banyon Tree Coaching and MMR resident Elizabeth Smith talks how chaos and our past affects our mental happiness. Elizabeth is a certified life coach and explains how she helps her clients focus on the process to complete happiness.    Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show plea

At each stage of life, a new set of challenges await. One thing that hits at every stage of life is grief. Ryan Sheade talks about the sandwich age of life. Taking care of ourselves, family and aging parents. We make it through this busy stage of life to come up on retirement. We go from working and having a purpose for 30 years and then nothing. James Palazzolo tells us how we can take this excess time in our lives and make it ours. Creating our own purpose for whatever we want to do.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer.

As you grow from adolescence to adulthood, our minds can feel overwhelmed with this new found freedom and how to navigate through it. Some continue their education while others start in the workforce right away. And then the added pressure of relationships and family life. How can we do it all? Can we? MMR resident Alison Tummond shares her personal story of PTSD of suicide and how she didn't see the signs of her husband hurting until it was too late. And LCSW Michelle Kometh talks us through these tough situations and how we can learn to maneuver through them. "Ask yourself, what can I control?"   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please

Sadness, depression and a sense of loss doesn't discriminate based off age, race or one's demographics. Many of us are too afraid to ask for help when we're sad yet call an MD when our bodies don't feel good. Why is mental health a stigma? LCSW, Erica Tatum-Sheade tells us what kids from as young as elementary age to teenagers are going through right now. Grief is the word. And it's what many of us are feeling right now. Francine Sumner knows about grief all too well. She shares her story of losing her teenage son to suicide. She started Kid in the Corner to save all those kid's in a corner like her amazing, kind hearted, animal loving son, Zach.   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ----------------------------------------

We all know Shawn Shackelton, Real Estate agent. But she's also an amazing neighbor who cares about us. Not only is she working hard to find you the right home, she's out there trying to save all of our favorite local restaurants. From Facebook Live interviews with firefighters to patrons and restaurant owners, she's making sure we know where to eat. With all that she's doing to save the restaurant scene, she's still working on those SOLD signs. The market might not be at the height it usually is during this time, but pause is a better analogy than downward spiral.Shawn tells us the buyers are there and it's still a great time to sell!   Get more show notes at: www.mmrpodcast.com   Recommended Resources McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Website McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook McDowell Mountain Ranch Podcast - Facebook Group Notre Dame Preparatory High School - Website The Shackelton Group - Website AZ CoWork - Website Check Out Our Sponsor   ---------------------------------------- If you are i